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| Trump and Biden clash on climate as Hurricane Sally and wildfires rage – US politics live | Trump and Biden clash on climate as Hurricane Sally and wildfires rage – US politics live |
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| Louisiana and Mississippi coastlines under renewed storm threat as west coast fires continue to rage | Louisiana and Mississippi coastlines under renewed storm threat as west coast fires continue to rage |
| It seems an age away, but prior to Trump’s explosive comments about playing down the impact of the coronavirus on the nation being reported as Bob Woodward promoted his new book, the president was heavily invested and devoting a lot of Twitter energy to trying to deny that he had disparaged American military war dead during a 2018 visit to France. | |
| He returned to that theme at his Covid-19 restriction defying Nevada rally at the weekend, saying: | |
| This has prompted the Washington Post to fact-check his claim. They note: | |
| Read it here: Washington Post – Trump says there are 25 ‘witnesses’ disputing the Atlantic. Nope. | |
| The court battle over the US census in San Jose continued yesterday, with a federal judge chastising government attorneys for failing to produce documents that showed how the US Census Bureau made its decision to cut short by a month the head count of every US resident. | |
| The Associated Press report that US District Judge Lucy Koh in San Jose told government attorneys that they weren’t complying with her order to produce administrative records during a hearing in a lawsuit over whether the once-a-decade census will finish at the end of September or the end of October. | |
| The documents that government attorneys had produced so far were already publicly available, for the most part, she said. Koh said she was “very disappointed and surprised.” | |
| When Koh asked government attorneys whether they would ever be able to produce the documents before the end of the head count on 30 September, government attorney Brad Rosenberg said, “We are not in a position to make that kind of statement.” | |
| Government attorney Alexander Sverdlov said the attorneys had been hampered by trying to review more than 8,000 documents in a short amount of time.“We have been working around the clock on these issues,” Sverdlov said. | |
| Earlier this month, Koh issued a temporary restraining order prohibiting the Census Bureau from winding down 2020 census field operations. The temporary restraining order was requested by a coalition of cities, counties and civil rights groups that had sued the Census Bureau. | |
| They are demanding it restore its previous plan for finishing the census at the end of October, instead of using a revised plan to end operations at the end of September. The coalition had argued the earlier deadline would cause the Census Bureau to overlook minority communities in the census, leading to an inaccurate count. | |
| During Monday’s virtual hearing, Koh also expressed concern for residents displaced by wildfires in the West and hurricanes along the Gulf Coast. She asked the government attorneys to provide details on how the Census Bureau plans to continue counting households in disaster areas, noting she was in San Jose where there have been health warnings against going outside for almost a month because of wildfires. | |
| “Are you saying, ‘We are cutting our losses and we don’t care?’” Koh said. “What is the Census Bureau planning to do?” | |
| While on the subject of coronavirus, Christina Jewett has been reporting on the working conditions that medical staff have suffered during the Covid-19 outbreak, and how that has ultimately led to deaths. | While on the subject of coronavirus, Christina Jewett has been reporting on the working conditions that medical staff have suffered during the Covid-19 outbreak, and how that has ultimately led to deaths. |
| You can read it here: ‘Just a matter of time’: nurses die as US hospitals fail to contain Covid-19 | You can read it here: ‘Just a matter of time’: nurses die as US hospitals fail to contain Covid-19 |
| As well as the climate emergency gripping both coasts, the country is still in the middle of a pandemic. NBC News have a poll this morning showing that: | As well as the climate emergency gripping both coasts, the country is still in the middle of a pandemic. NBC News have a poll this morning showing that: |
| A majority of American adults (52%) don’t trust what president Donald Trump has said about a coronavirus vaccine. If you ask people who identify as Democrats, that number drops to a staggering 3%. | A majority of American adults (52%) don’t trust what president Donald Trump has said about a coronavirus vaccine. If you ask people who identify as Democrats, that number drops to a staggering 3%. |
| The share of people who say they would get a government-approved vaccine has decreased. Just 39% of adults say they would, 23% say they wouldn’t and 36% percent say they aren’t sure. About a month ago, 44 percent of adults said they would get a government-approved vaccine. | The share of people who say they would get a government-approved vaccine has decreased. Just 39% of adults say they would, 23% say they wouldn’t and 36% percent say they aren’t sure. About a month ago, 44 percent of adults said they would get a government-approved vaccine. |
| You can read more here: NBC News – Poll: Majority of adults don’t trust Trump’s comments on Covid-19 vaccine | You can read more here: NBC News – Poll: Majority of adults don’t trust Trump’s comments on Covid-19 vaccine |
| On the other side of the country, Gabrielle Canon has been in Oakland for us reporting on the wildfires, and here is the latest despatch: | On the other side of the country, Gabrielle Canon has been in Oakland for us reporting on the wildfires, and here is the latest despatch: |
| Read it here: Firefighters pushed to the limits as unprecedented infernos rage across US west coast | Read it here: Firefighters pushed to the limits as unprecedented infernos rage across US west coast |
| Hurricane Sally has been described as ‘powerful but plodding’ by the Associated Press this morning. | Hurricane Sally has been described as ‘powerful but plodding’ by the Associated Press this morning. |
| Hurricane warnings have been replaced by a tropical storm warning from the Mouth of the Pearl River westward to Grand Isle, Louisiana, including in New Orleans, the National Hurricane Center said. A tropical storm warning west of Grand Isle has been discontinued. | Hurricane warnings have been replaced by a tropical storm warning from the Mouth of the Pearl River westward to Grand Isle, Louisiana, including in New Orleans, the National Hurricane Center said. A tropical storm warning west of Grand Isle has been discontinued. |
| Nevertheless, Sally, with winds of 85 mph, crept toward the northern Gulf Coast early Tuesday, with forecasters warning of potentially deadly storm surges, flash floods spurred by up to 2 feet (.61 meters) of rain and the possibility of tornadoes. | Nevertheless, Sally, with winds of 85 mph, crept toward the northern Gulf Coast early Tuesday, with forecasters warning of potentially deadly storm surges, flash floods spurred by up to 2 feet (.61 meters) of rain and the possibility of tornadoes. |
| Hurricane warnings had stretched from Grand Isle to Navarre, Florida, but forecasters while stressing “significant” uncertainty kept nudging the predicted track to the east. | Hurricane warnings had stretched from Grand Isle to Navarre, Florida, but forecasters while stressing “significant” uncertainty kept nudging the predicted track to the east. |
| That eased fears in New Orleans, which once was in the storm’s crosshairs. But it prompted Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to declare an emergency in the Panhandle’s westernmost counties, which were being pummeled by rain from Sally’s outer bands early Tuesday. The threat of heavy rain and storm surge was exacerbated by the storm’s slow movement. | That eased fears in New Orleans, which once was in the storm’s crosshairs. But it prompted Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to declare an emergency in the Panhandle’s westernmost counties, which were being pummeled by rain from Sally’s outer bands early Tuesday. The threat of heavy rain and storm surge was exacerbated by the storm’s slow movement. |
| President Donald Trump issued emergency declarations for parts of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama on Monday, and on Twitter urged residents to listen to state and local leaders. | President Donald Trump issued emergency declarations for parts of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama on Monday, and on Twitter urged residents to listen to state and local leaders. |
| Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey sought the presidential declaration after the National Weather Service in Mobile, Alabama, warned of the increasing likelihood of “dangerous and potentially historic flooding,” with waters rising as much as 9 feet (2.7 meters) above ground in parts of the Mobile metro area. | Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey sought the presidential declaration after the National Weather Service in Mobile, Alabama, warned of the increasing likelihood of “dangerous and potentially historic flooding,” with waters rising as much as 9 feet (2.7 meters) above ground in parts of the Mobile metro area. |
| Five cyclones are currently churning in the Atlantic Ocean for only second time in history. | Five cyclones are currently churning in the Atlantic Ocean for only second time in history. |
| Here’s a reminder of two of the key moments from yesterday, with both Joe Biden and Donald Trump addressing the issues of the west coast’s fires and climate change. In his speech, the Democratic presidential candidate said: | Here’s a reminder of two of the key moments from yesterday, with both Joe Biden and Donald Trump addressing the issues of the west coast’s fires and climate change. In his speech, the Democratic presidential candidate said: |
| The president, meanwhile, was in California, where he told Wade Crowfoot, the secretary of California’s Natural Resources Agency, that the climate “will start getting cooler, you just watch”. | The president, meanwhile, was in California, where he told Wade Crowfoot, the secretary of California’s Natural Resources Agency, that the climate “will start getting cooler, you just watch”. |
| Crowfoot responded: “I wish science agreed with you,” to which Trump retorted: “I don’t think science knows, actually.” | Crowfoot responded: “I wish science agreed with you,” to which Trump retorted: “I don’t think science knows, actually.” |
| Good morning, welcome to our live coverage of US politics for Tuesday. It was a busy day news-wise yesterday and there’s a lot in the diary for today too. | Good morning, welcome to our live coverage of US politics for Tuesday. It was a busy day news-wise yesterday and there’s a lot in the diary for today too. |
| Joe Biden called Donald Trump a ‘climate arsonist’ as the president denied climate science during his wildfire tour. Oregon wildfires kill at least 10 while 22 people are still missing, and west coast cities face the world’s worst air quality. | Joe Biden called Donald Trump a ‘climate arsonist’ as the president denied climate science during his wildfire tour. Oregon wildfires kill at least 10 while 22 people are still missing, and west coast cities face the world’s worst air quality. |
| Tropical Storm Sally is forecast to hit the Louisiana and Mississippi coastline, with a hurricane watch in effect from the Mississippi-Alabama border to the Alabama-Florida border. Five cyclones are churning in the Atlantic Ocean for only second time in history. | Tropical Storm Sally is forecast to hit the Louisiana and Mississippi coastline, with a hurricane watch in effect from the Mississippi-Alabama border to the Alabama-Florida border. Five cyclones are churning in the Atlantic Ocean for only second time in history. |
| There were 447 new coronavirus deaths and 36,836 new Covid-19 cases reported in the US yesterday. | There were 447 new coronavirus deaths and 36,836 new Covid-19 cases reported in the US yesterday. |
| A whistleblower alleges that Ice detainees faced medical neglect and hysterectomies. Nurse Dawn Wooten says she was demoted and reprimanded when she spoke out about practices at Georgia detention center. | A whistleblower alleges that Ice detainees faced medical neglect and hysterectomies. Nurse Dawn Wooten says she was demoted and reprimanded when she spoke out about practices at Georgia detention center. |
| Progressive Jess Scarane is trying to pull off an upset over incumbent Sen. Chris Coons in the Democratic Delaware primary. | Progressive Jess Scarane is trying to pull off an upset over incumbent Sen. Chris Coons in the Democratic Delaware primary. |
| It’s a big day for diplomacy at the White House. Trump will have a series of bilateral meetings with Bahrain and UAE’s foreign ministers, and then Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. After those, at noon, the “Abraham Accords” signing ceremony will take place on the south lawn. There will be speeches, and then a working lunch. | It’s a big day for diplomacy at the White House. Trump will have a series of bilateral meetings with Bahrain and UAE’s foreign ministers, and then Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. After those, at noon, the “Abraham Accords” signing ceremony will take place on the south lawn. There will be speeches, and then a working lunch. |
| After that, Trump heads to Philadelphia to take part in an ABC News town hall event. That’s at 9pm ET. | After that, Trump heads to Philadelphia to take part in an ABC News town hall event. That’s at 9pm ET. |
| Biden will be campaigning in Florida. He will hold a roundtable with veterans in Tampa, and later attend a Hispanic Heritage Month event in Kissimmee. | Biden will be campaigning in Florida. He will hold a roundtable with veterans in Tampa, and later attend a Hispanic Heritage Month event in Kissimmee. |
| You can get in touch with me at martin.belam@theguardian.com | You can get in touch with me at martin.belam@theguardian.com |